Comments on: Sleater-Kinney :: Revisiting The Hot Rock http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/ Los Angeles Based MP3 & Music Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oli http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-427201 Oli Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:09:25 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-427201 sleater kinney super fan here id rate like this 1.Hot Rock 2. Dig Me Out 3. The Woods 5. One Beat 4.Call the Doctor 6. All Hands on the bad one 7. S/T sleater kinney super fan here

id rate like this

1.Hot Rock
2. Dig Me Out
3. The Woods
5. One Beat
4.Call the Doctor
6. All Hands on the bad one
7. S/T

]]> By: gorjus http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-197792 gorjus Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:13:29 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-197792 This is a great post. I loved this album when it came out (I started with Dig Me Out and was in love until the Woods)--and "Get Up" (the vinyl single was awesomely designed) and "The End of You" are still two of my favorite songs. The imagery in the latter . . . "build for me your tightest ship . . . " and the way they conflated how their identity with that of the audience ("I am not the captain/I am just another fan") is still so awesome. This is a great post. I loved this album when it came out (I started with Dig Me Out and was in love until the Woods)–and “Get Up” (the vinyl single was awesomely designed) and “The End of You” are still two of my favorite songs.

The imagery in the latter . . . “build for me your tightest ship . . . ” and the way they conflated how their identity with that of the audience (“I am not the captain/I am just another fan”) is still so awesome.

]]> By: Joe http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-193198 Joe Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:16:33 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-193198 Always loved The Hot Rock. Great left turn record after the stunning back to back releases of Call The Doctor and Dig Me Out. I miss Sleater-Kinney a lot. Maybe they felt that they had run their course and they certainly went out on top. All I know is that final NYC performance at Webster Hall in August of 2006 was transcendent. It was in the middle of a heat wave, it was well over 100 degrees in the club, and they just played their hearts out. The crowd danced and sang along with every song. It was one of those shows that you never wanted to end. Always loved The Hot Rock. Great left turn record after the stunning back to back releases of Call The Doctor and Dig Me Out. I miss Sleater-Kinney a lot. Maybe they felt that they had run their course and they certainly went out on top. All I know is that final NYC performance at Webster Hall in August of 2006 was transcendent. It was in the middle of a heat wave, it was well over 100 degrees in the club, and they just played their hearts out. The crowd danced and sang along with every song. It was one of those shows that you never wanted to end.

]]> By: bud http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-193160 bud Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:31:54 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-193160 Here are some (non-linear) thoughts from a superfan. I like them in this order: AHOTBA One Beat The Woods Dig Me Out Call The Doctor The Hot Rock s/t I like the final 3 because of their attempts to stretch out (in a different way each time) from what they had perfected on Dig Me Out. They also became better as a live act at each step along the way. This is measuring in higher degrees of awesomeness, because they were a damn great live band when I first saw them in 2000, but were exponentially better each time I saw them including that hot night in Louisville in 2006. And Dig Me Out is an excellent, excellent album. I'll have to find my copy of the Hot Rock and give it another chance. "Get Up" was definitely always a highlight of their live shows... Here are some (non-linear) thoughts from a superfan.

I like them in this order:

AHOTBA
One Beat
The Woods
Dig Me Out
Call The Doctor
The Hot Rock
s/t

I like the final 3 because of their attempts to stretch out (in a different way each time) from what they had perfected on Dig Me Out.

They also became better as a live act at each step along the way.

This is measuring in higher degrees of awesomeness, because they were a damn great live band when I first saw them in 2000, but were exponentially better each time I saw them including that hot night in Louisville in 2006. And Dig Me Out is an excellent, excellent album.

I’ll have to find my copy of the Hot Rock and give it another chance. “Get Up” was definitely always a highlight of their live shows…

]]> By: Woody http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-193003 Woody Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:33:20 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-193003 first off, great post. I also agree with Denise's comment. I love All Hands On The Bad One, probably my favorite of their releases, with Dig Me Out a close second. first off, great post. I also agree with Denise’s comment. I love All Hands On The Bad One, probably my favorite of their releases, with Dig Me Out a close second.

]]> By: j. neas http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-192938 j. neas Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:56:25 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-192938 The girlfriend in high school who introduced me to Sleater-Kinney gave me their first three albums to listen to. I couldn't take the self-titled (still don't own it) and liked Call the Doctor more, but then Dig Me Out just blew me away from moment one. My least favorite (aside from the self-titled) is probably One Beat - it just felt like such a re-tread of so much they'd done before. I really like All Hands on the Bad One. But yes, Denise, you're right. It really does seem to be a thing that varies from person to person. The girlfriend in high school who introduced me to Sleater-Kinney gave me their first three albums to listen to. I couldn’t take the self-titled (still don’t own it) and liked Call the Doctor more, but then Dig Me Out just blew me away from moment one. My least favorite (aside from the self-titled) is probably One Beat – it just felt like such a re-tread of so much they’d done before. I really like All Hands on the Bad One. But yes, Denise, you’re right. It really does seem to be a thing that varies from person to person.

]]> By: Robert http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-192329 Robert Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:41:51 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-192329 Oh no, hm, I really like Sleater-Kinney. In fact, I own The Hot Rock and love it. I just lived in Portland for 5 years and know you can't hail a cab in that city - the drivers look at you like you are crazy. (I'm referring to the cover of the Hot Rock, of course) Oh no, hm, I really like Sleater-Kinney. In fact, I own The Hot Rock and love it.

I just lived in Portland for 5 years and know you can’t hail a cab in that city – the drivers look at you like you are crazy. (I’m referring to the cover of the Hot Rock, of course)

]]> By: hm http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-192268 hm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:04:26 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-192268 Sounds like Robert doesn't really like Sleater-Kinney at all. Sounds like Robert doesn’t really like Sleater-Kinney at all.

]]> By: denise http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-192259 denise Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:54:40 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-192259 the interesting thing about sleater-kinney is that i've met very few people who agree on which albums are good and which albums are not so good and what order they would put them in. i took to calling "all hands on the bad one" simply "the bad one" since it's my least favorite record with only a handful of songs i like on it. "the hot rock" and "call the doctor" are tied for my #1 position. on release i kind of hated "dig me out" (though i like it a lot more now) and to this day i don't like "the woods" very much. first record is simply a good example of where they came from and where they were going. the interesting thing about sleater-kinney is that i’ve met very few people who agree on which albums are good and which albums are not so good and what order they would put them in. i took to calling “all hands on the bad one” simply “the bad one” since it’s my least favorite record with only a handful of songs i like on it. “the hot rock” and “call the doctor” are tied for my #1 position. on release i kind of hated “dig me out” (though i like it a lot more now) and to this day i don’t like “the woods” very much. first record is simply a good example of where they came from and where they were going.

]]> By: Robert http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/comment-page-1/#comment-192210 Robert Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:11:16 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/03/07/sleater-kinney-the-hot-rock-revisiting/#comment-192210 Not to mention the absurdity of "hailing" a cab in downtown Portland! Not to mention the absurdity of “hailing” a cab in downtown Portland!

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